WELL-KNOWN anti-Enron activist and power sector expert Mr Pradyumna Kaul died on June 14. Mr Kaul was one of the earliest and most consistent critics of Enron's Dabhol power project.

The 52-year-old activist died of a heart attack while in Delhi. He is survived by his elder brother, sister-in-law and nephew.

Mr Kaul was a regular face at court hearings against Enron as convenor of the Enron Virodhi Andolan and intervened frequently on behalf of consumers at various tariff hearings at the Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission against power companies including MSEB, Tata Power and Reliance Energy.